Government of Tamil Nadu
Seat of GovernmentFort St. George, Chennai
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerM. Appavu
Deputy SpeakerK. Pichandi
Members in Assembly234
Executive branch
GovernorR. N. Ravi
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Judiciary
High CourtMadras High Court
Chief Justice (acting)T. Raja

The Tamil Nadu Council of Ministers is the executive wing of the Government of Tamil Nadu and is headed by the State's Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, who is the head of government and leader of the state cabinet. The current state council of ministers were sworn in on 7 May 2021, following the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.[1] The term of every executive wing is for 5 years. The council of ministers are assisted by department secretaries attached to each ministry who are from the Tamil Nadu cadre of the IAS.[2] The chief executive officer responsible for issuing orders on behalf of the Government is the Chief Secretary to the State Government, with Thiru. Shiv Das Meena being the current holder of that position.[3]

Constitutional requirement

For the Council of Ministers to aid and advise Governor

According to Article 163 of the Indian Constitution,

# There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his function, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them in his discretion.

  1. If any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the Governor is by or under this Constitution required to act in his discretion, the decision of the Governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the Governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in his discretion.
  2. The question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the Governor shall not be inquired into in any court.

This means that the Ministers serve under the pleasure of the Governor and he/she may remove them, on the advice of the Chief Minister, whenever they want.

The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister, and the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of the Governor:
Provided that in the States of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

# The Council of Minister shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State.

  1. Before a Minister enters upon his office, the Governor shall administer to him the oaths of office and of secrecy according to the forms set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.
  2. A Minister who for any period of six consecutive months is not a member of the Legislature of the State shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister.
  3. The salaries and allowances of Ministers shall be such as the Legislature of the State may from time to time by law determine and, until the Legislature of the State so determines, shall be a specified in the Second Schedule.

Chief Minister

Like any Indian state, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is the real head of the government and responsible for state administration. He is the leader of the parliamentary party in the legislature and heads the state cabinet.

Deputy Chief Minister

Like any state, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu is the deputy head of the government and senior minister of cabinet after the Chief Minister and mostly the position was vacant.

State Cabinet

As per Indian Constitution, all portfolios of state government is vested in Chief Minister, who distribute various portfolio to individual ministers whom he nominates to the State Governor. The state governor appoints individual ministers for various portfolios and departments as per advice of Chief Minister and together form the State Cabinet. As the original portfolios are vested with CM, who delegates to others upon his/her wish, actions of individual ministers are part of collective responsibility of the state cabinet and Chief Minister is responsible for actions of each minister. The state cabinet along with Chief Minister, prepares General policy and individual department policy, which will be guiding policy for day-to-day administration of each minister.

S.No Name Constituency Designation Department Party
1. M. K. Stalin Kolathur Chief Minister
  • Public
  • Home
  • Police
  • General Administration
  • Indian Administrative Service
  • Indian Police Service
  • All India Service
  • District Revenue Officers
  • Special Initiatives
  • Special Programme Implementation
  • Welfare of Differently abled persons.
 DMK
Cabinet Ministers
2. Durai Murugan Katpadi Minister for Water Resources
  • Irrigation Projects including small irrigation
  • Legislative Assembly
  • Governor and Ministry
  • Elections and Passports
  • Minerals and Mines.
 DMK
3. K. N. Nehru Tiruchirappalli West Minister for Municipal

Administration
  • Municipal Administration
  • Urban
  • Water Supply.
 DMK
4. I. Periyaswamy Athoor Minister for Rural Development
  • Rural Development
  • Panchayats
  • Panchayat Unions
 DMK
5. Raja kannappan Mudukulathur Assembly constituency Minister for Higher Education

Minister for Backward Classes Welfare
  • Higher Education
  • Technical Education
  • Electronics
  • Science and Technology
  • Backward Classes Welfare
  • Most Backward Classes Welfare
  • Denofied Communities Welfare
 DMK
6. E. V. Velu Tiruvannamalai Minister for Public Works
  • Public Works
  • Buildings
  • Highways
  • Minor Ports
 DMK
7. M. R. K. Panneerselvam Kurinjipadi Minister for Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare
  • Agriculture
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agro Service Co-operatives
  • Horticulture
  • Sugarcane Excise
  • Sugarcane Development and Waste Land Development
 DMK
8. K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran Aruppukottai Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management
  • Revenue
  • District Revenue Establishment
  • Deputy Collectors
  • Disaster Management
 DMK
9. Thangam Thennarasu Tiruchuli Minister for Finance and Human Resources Management

Minister for Electricity, Prohibition & Excise

  • Finance
  • Planning
  • Human Resources Management
  • Pensions and Pensionary benefits.
  • Statistics (Additional Charge)
  • Archeology (Additional Charge)
 DMK
10. Udhayanidhi Stalin Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni Minister for Youth Welfare and Sports Development
  • Youth Development
  • Sports Development
  • Special Programme Implementation Department
  • Poverty Alleviation Programme and Rural Indebtedness
 DMK
11. S. Regupathy Thirumayam Minister for Law
  • Law
  • Courts
  • Prisons
  • Prevention of Corruption
 DMK
12. S. Muthusamy Erode West Minister for Housing and Urban Development
  • Housing
  • Rural Housing
  • Town Planning projects
  • Housing Development
  • Accommodation Control
  • Town Planning
  • Urban Planning
  • Urban Development
 DMK
13. K. R. Periyakaruppan Tiruppattur (Sivaganga) Minister for Co-operation
  • Co-operation
 DMK
14. T. M. Anbarasan Alandur Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MS&ME) DMK
15. M. P. Saminathan Kangayam Minister for Information & Publicity
  • Information & Publicity
  • Film Technology and Cinematograph Act
  • Newsprint Control
  • Stationery and Printing
  • Government Press
  • Tamil Official Language
  • Tamil Culture
 DMK
16. P. Geetha Jeevan Thoothukkudi Minister for Social Welfare & Women Empowerment
  • Social Welfare including Women and Children Welfare
  • Orphanages and Correctional Administration
  • Integrated Child Development Scheme
  • Beggar Homes and Social Reforms & Nutritious Meal Programme
 DMK
17. Anitha R. Radhakrishnan Tiruchendur Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry
  • Fisheries
  • Fisheries Development Corporation
  • Animal Husbandry
 DMK
18 K. Ramachandran Coonoor Minister for Tourism
  • Tourism
  • Tourism Development Corporation
 DMK
19 R. Sakkarapani Oddanchatram Minister for Food and Civil Supplies
  • Food and Civil Supplies
  • Consumer Protection
  • Price Control
 DMK
20 V. Senthil Balaji Karur
    		DMK
    22. R. Gandhi Ranipet Minister for Handlooms and Textiles
    • Handlooms and Textiles
    • Boodhan and Gramadhan.
    • Khadi and Village Industries Board (Additional Charge)
    		 DMK
    23. M. Subramaniam Saidapet Minister for Medical and Family Welfare
    • Health
    • Medical Education
    • Family Welfare
    		 DMK
    24. P. Moorthy Madurai East Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration
    • Commercial Taxes
    • Registration and Stamp Act
    • Weights and Measures
    • Debt Relief including legislation on Money lending
    • Chits and Registration of Companies
    		 DMK
    25. S. S. Sivasankar Kunnam Minister for Transport
    • Transport
    • Nationalised Transport
    • Motor Vehicles Act
    		 DMK
    26. P. K. Sekar Babu Harbour Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments
    • Hindu Religious
    • Charitable Endowments
    • Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (Additional charge) [4]
    		 DMK
    27. Palanivel Thiagarajan Madurai Central Minister for Information Technology
    • Information Technology and Digital Services
    		 DMK
    28. K. S. Masthan Gingee Minister for Minorities Welfare and Non Resident Tamils Welfare
    • Minorities Welfare
    • Non Resident Tamils Welfare
    • Refugees & Evacuees
    • Wakf Board
    		 DMK
    29. Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi Thiruverumbur Minister for School Education
    • School Education
    		 DMK
    30. Siva. V. Meyyanathan Alangudi Minister for Environment and Climate Change
    • Environment and Pollution Control
    • Ex-Servicemen (Additional Charge)
    		 DMK
    31. C.V. Ganesan Tittakudi Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development
    • Labour Welfare
    • Population
    • Employment and Training
    • Census
    • Urban and Rural Employment
    		 DMK
    32. Mano Thangaraj Padmanabhapuram Minister for Milk & Dairy
    • Milk and Diary Development
    		 DMK
    33. Dr. T. R. B. Rajaa Mannargudi Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce.
    • Industries
    • Investment Promotions
    • Commerce
    • Airports
    • State Public Sectors .
    		 DMK
    34. M. Mathiventhan Rasipuram Minister for Forests
    • Forests
    		 DMK
    35. N. Kayalvizhi Selvaraj Dharapuram Minister for Adi Dravidar Welfare
    • Adi Dravidar Welfare
    • Hill Tribes
    • Bonded Labour Welfare.
    		 DMK

    Past Ministries of Tamil Nadu Government

    Sl. no Chief Minister Ministry Party Election
    20. Edappadi K. Palaniswami Palaniswami ministry AIADMK 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    19. O. Panneerselvam Third Panneerselvam ministry
    18. J. Jayalalithaa Sixth Jayalalithaa ministry
    17. Fifth Jayalalithaa ministry 2011 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    16. O. Panneerselvam Second Panneerselvam ministry
    15. J. Jayalalithaa Fourth Jayalalithaa ministry
    14. M. Karunanidhi Fifth Karunanidhi ministry DMK 2006 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    13. J. Jayalalithaa Third Jayalalithaa ministry AIADMK 2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    12. O. Panneerselvam First Panneerselvam ministry
    11. J. Jayalalithaa Second Jayalalithaa ministry
    10. M. Karunanidhi Fourth Karunanidhi ministry DMK 1996 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    9. J. Jayalalithaa First Jayalalithaa ministry AIADMK 1991 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    8. M. Karunanidhi Third Karunanidhi ministry DMK 1989 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    7. V. N. Janaki V. N. Janaki Ramachandran ministry AIADMK 1984 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    Interim V. R. Nedunchezhiyan Second Nedunchezhiyan ministry
    6. M. G. Ramachandran Third Ramachandran ministry
    5. Second Ramachandran ministry 1980 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    4. First Ramachandran ministry 1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    3. M. Karunanidhi Second Karunanidhi ministry DMK 1971 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    2. M. Karunanidhi First Karunanidhi ministry 1967 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
    Interim V. R. Nedunchezhiyan First Nedunchezhiyan ministry
    1. C. N. Annadurai Annadurai ministry

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Stalin sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, 33 ministers take oath". The Week. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
    2. ↑ The Secretariat Office Manual (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. November 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2021.
    3. ↑ "Dr V Irai Anbu is new chief secretary of Tamil Nadu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
    4. ↑ Bureau, Dt Next. "Udhayanidhi's entry marks shuffle in TN Cabinet ministry". DT next. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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